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Jan. 31, 1933. 1 ALLEN 1,895,960

FOLDER Filed Oct. 21, 1931 INVENTOR jay fi' BY Patented Jan. 31, 1933UNITED. STATES PATENT ppm;

IVAN ALLEN, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA FOLDER:

Application filed October 21, 153i. Serial No. 510,191

This invention relates to folder files for receiving and protectingletters and similar documents and has for the primary object,

. the provision of a device of the above stated character, whereby aplurality of letters and the like may be easily and quickly placedin'and removed from the folder file and entirely obviates the employmentof pins, paper clips and like devices heretofore emplo ed for retainingthe letters or papers wit in their proper places and will permit eachindividual letter or paper to be easily examined as to title andsignature, without removal from the folder file, thereby effecting alarge saving of time and preventing possible loss of a letter or paper.

Another object of this invention is the provision of means which may beeasily and quickly attached to a folder file during or after themanufacture of the latter for holding in the file any number of lettersor papers and which will increase in efliciency as the number of lettersor papers received thereby increases and will maintain the file in amore uniform thickness than heretofore possible with the conventionaltype of paper clips or ins. P With these and other objects in view, thisinvention consists in certain novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 isa plan view illustrating a folder file constructed in accordance with myinvention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view illustrating the same with a number ofpapers held within the folder file.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating the means of securingthe clip or clamp to the folder file.

Figure 4 is a plan view illustrating the clip or clamp.

Figure 5 is an end viewpillustrating the same.

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating gillle' clip or clampremoved from the folder v v Referring'in detail to the drawing, thenumeral 1 indicates a folder file of the type including panels Qand 3foldable one upon the other for the purpose of housing and protecting aplurality of letters or similar papers 4. One edge of the panel 3 isslightly extended as shown at 5 for the purposeof receiving the usualindexing'characters.

' Relatively spaced parallel slots-6 and? are formed in the panel 3 withthe slot 6 spaced a slight distancefromthe fold 8 between the panels 2and3. The slots6 and 7 are adapted to receive a clamp or clip 9 overlyinand bearing against the panel 3 with su cient resiliency to permit anumber of letters or papers to be placed thereunder and firmly heldagainst the panel 3. Thejclip or clamp 9 is so located that the papersorletters are held upon the panels3 in a manner similar to the leavesWithin a book so that each letter and also obviates tlre necessity ofattaching the letters orpapers to each other and to the file by pins,paper clips or similar fasteners. The clip or clamp 9 comprises asubstantially V-shaped body 10 which is disposed over the panel 3 or theinner face thereof and has formed integral with the ends thereof arms 11terminating in laterally disposed projections 12. The arms overlie theopposite face of the panel 3 from the body 10 and extend through theslot 7 with the projections 12 in, engagement with the end walls thereoffor firmly securing the clip or clamp to the folder file. The arms 11are of a resilient nature and have a tendency to diverge so as to bearagainst the end walls of the. slot 7 rendering it necessary to move thearms toward each other in order to disconnect the clip or clamp from thefolder 5. Theclip or clamp may be constructed from any material suitablefor the purpose and preferably from a single length of resilientmaterial bent into the shape heretofore described thereby providing adevice which may be manufactured at a very nominal cost and can beapplied to an ordinary type of folder file after the same has beenprovided with the slots 6 and 7.

The body 10 of the clamp or clip adjacent its apex is slightly bent oroffset so that the apex of said body will bear against the papersconfined thereunder. i

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A folder comprising a sheet of material folded upon itself to provide abacking and a cover therefor having a hinging movement, said backinghaving slots with one of said slots located in close proximity to thecover Where the latter hinges onto the backing, a resilient V-shapedclip overlying the backing with the apex thereof disposed towards thefree side edge of the backing and consisting of diverging arms bent backupon themselves to provide parallel extensions with looped portionsbetween themselves and the arms and with the looped portions arrangedthrough the slot adjacent the cover to permit said extensions to overliethe outer face of ,the'backing with the ends of the extensions bent anguother slot.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' IVAN ALLEN.

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